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"Prince
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the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
VOL.
XXXV,
No.
214.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
12.
1946
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.tinman,
Wales,
on
his
arrival
from
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before
the
international
military
trl-::
Ocs-maity.
where
he
contended
that
mem-
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-smmand
and
general
staff
never
held
i'r.zy
he
Germans
were
"The
Master
Race."
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orison
camp
near
Bridgend,
the
70-v.
::mmanded
the
unsuccessful
German
:
i
m
the
Battle
of
the
Ardennes,
Is
es-o
tnr
Brigade
.of
Guards.
Anticipates
Great
in
Central
B.C.
'lopinput
boom
is
going
to
open
up!
I
Unti:
h
Columbia
during
the
next
few1
"ip
area
much
greater
importance
in
!?Hrr
ff
f
anada,
in
the
opinion
of
Harry
W.I
tor
Skeen.'i.
iv
m
;irnviI
h:oV
in
ti
iy
foflov
imr
the
close
of
the
parlimentary
In
prices
of
farm
equipment
and
machinery.
"Farm
machinery
is
being
exported
In
quantities
several
times
greater
than
In
1933,
yet
the
farmers
are
unable
to
get
machinery
even
at
higher
prnces."
Because
of
lt3
policies,
notably
toward
labor,
the
Liberal
party
is
"heading
for
the
rocks,"
Mr.
Archibald
said.
He
believes
that
the
C.C.F.
party
Is
making
considerable
gains
throughout
the
counry.
particularly
in
Ontario.
Subsidy
on
shipping
from
I'rinrc
liuncrt
to
the
United
KliiKtloni
Is
still
undrr
consideration
by
the
government,
Mr.
Archibald
said,
but
never
has
been
actually
approved.
Mr.
Archibald
returned
to
the
I
city
with
his
wife,
whom
he
married
at
Easter
time
this
year.
This
U
the
first
time
that
Mrs.
Archibald,
a
Toronto
girl,
has
been
to
Prince
Rupert.
Mr.
and
l
Mrs.
Archibald
will
remain
In
!
the
city
until
the
opening
of
the
"ttm
m
temperature.
next
session
of
parliament
on
January
20.
Mr.
Archibald
plam
I
to
do
considerable
public
speak-I
Ing
In
the
meantime.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
.
An
extensive
low
pressure
area
hi
the
Gulf
of
Alaska
Is
producing
an
onshore
flow
along
the
entire
coast.
Overcast
skies
with
Intermittent
rain
during
thc
past
24
hours
along
the
coast
resulted
In
cooler
weather
yes-
Victoria
reported
a
drop
ui
of
25
degrees
degrees
ovci
over
the
u.c
previous
day-Abbotsford
20
degrees
a
d
vclHCUUVLT
IU
lU'gl
ICS.
l"
w"-
moist
.ilr
Is
now
extending
to
the
Interior
of
thc
province
with
cloudy
to
overcast
skies
becom-;
Ing
general.
Forecast
Trlncc
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Overcast
today
and
Friday.
Inter-mltent
rain
throughout.
South-
cast
winds
(15m.ph.),
lncreas-
'Hn'TOiU!M
Ing
to
25
m.p.h.
tonight
and
-
Admi.
um
n.
'
Friday
rllua.Y
morning,
morning,
becoming
DccumuiB
south
ouui."
'""""n
25c
.
..
f.
......
;
t-ny
inereaiter.
l.hiic
cnaut;
Pressmen
(Jo
Oti
Strike
In
Defiance
of
Edict
From
Union's
Headquarters
VANCOUVER
Vh
For
Hie
first
time
since
July
22,
the
Vancouver
Daily
Province,
whose
International
Typo-craphical
Union
printers
have
been
on
strike
since
June
C,
failed
to
publish
yesterday
when
20
pressmen,
acting;
on
instructions
from
their
local
union,
refused
to
handle
"hot"
plates.
The
action
was
taken
in
defiance
of
the
Pressmen's
International
Union
headquarters
which
ordered
them
n
slay
cn
the
job.
An
international
official
is
coming
hcrr
to
go
Into
the
situation.
"Lost"
Fisherman
Found
In
City
Feared
lost
in
Chatham
Sound
when
his
trolling
boat
was
found
riiTIng
at
anchor
off
Dundas
Island
with
no
one
aboard
earlier
this
week,
James
McKay
of
the
boat
Rupert
was
discovered
to
be
In
the
city,
where
he
had
come
Sunday
night
on
a
passing
fish
boat
Frovlnclal
police,
who
Investigated
a
report
from
the
droller
Oslo,
whose
skipper,
Capt.
Nels
Robertson,
discovered
the
empty
boat,
learned
yesterday
that
McKay
had
been
In
the
city
while
the
police
launch
P.M.L.
15
searched
the
area
near
Dundas
on
the
possibility
that,
he
may
have
drowned.
McKay
'hay
since
returned
to
his
vessel.
r
.
H
I.
Km
11111
DuOK
Rush
Is
On
Far
Mrc
Turned
Out
On
First
Day
This
Time
Than
(in
Last
Distribution
While
there
Is
no
expectation
that
a
greater
total
number
of
i
i.
...ill
Krt
letrlhnt.nH
ravlOIl
DUUM
win
In
Prince
Rupert
on
this
oc-1
caslon
than
in
August
1944
when
the
last.
distribution
took
place.
I
the
Issuance
for
thc
first
of
the
three
days
yesterday
was
tar
hi
excess
of
last
opening
day.
Dur
Ing
yesterday
afternoon
3,588
books
were
taken
out
as
com
pared
with
2224
on
the
corresponding
day
in
August
1944.
Evidently,
local
people
do
not
Intend
to
be
caupht
without
having
taken
out
their
books
on
the
first
three
days
of
distribution
and
are
ptaylng
safe
by
getting
It
over
and
done
with.
The
warning
that
those
who
fall
to
!
get
books
In
these
three
days
will
have
to
watt
for
sonw
time
before
they
can
obtain
t
I
them
otherwise
is
aiso
Having
an
effect,
It
Is
believed.
On
the
last
distribution,
there
were
two
centres
of
issuance
the
City
Hall
and
Seal
Cove.
Now
there
Is
only
one
the
old
military
post
office
premises.
Led
by
workers
of
past
years
on
ration
book
distribution,
'the
Job
is
bring
handled
on
this
ot
caslon
with
a
measure
of
dispatch
wlilch
has
met
with
the
commendation
of.
the
public.
Ration
Administrator
H.
F.
Glassey
this
morning
admitted
'that
the
public
were
provin;
co..opPcrallve
and
patlrnt.
Llne-uns
which
'gathered
as
the
distribution
centre
opened
yesterday
Were
soon
handled.
Local
Tides
High
.
.
2:19
21.G
feet
14:43
21.4
feet
Low
8:30
3.0
feet
20:54
3.4
feet
LONDON,
Thieves
entered
of
the
Earl
of
Jersey
-
the
tue
home
uumc
w
""-
-
-
-
'
.
ti
tnnn
urnrth
nf
whlskV
-
ana
siuic
and
champagne.
CALCUTTA
SLUMS
AFTER
MOSLEM-HINDU
RIOTS
Some
native
children
and
a
dog
are
huddled
In
a
doorway
on
the
left
on
a
littered
street
In
a
slum
area
of
Calcutta
while
some
more
violent
activity,
looting
or
fighting,
takes
place
on
the
right.
There
were
some
5,000
bodies
counted
after
several
days
of
rioting
between
Moslems
and
Hindus
In
Calcutta.
Looting
and
arson
accompanied
the
fighting.
SulUtiU
SETTLEMENT
TONIGHT?
WASHINGTON
President
Truman
said
I
his
afternoon
that,
before
evening,
Reconversion
Director
John
Steel-man
would
announce
a
formula,
on
which
it
was
hoped
the
maritime
strike
might
be
settled.
f"nACKv
IN60VT
SERVICE"
"
WASHINGTON
F
tances
Perkins,
former
'
secretary
of
labor,
is
to
become
a
member
ef
the
federal
civil
service
commission,
it
was
announced
today.
POSTPONING
PARLEY
NEW
OUK
Thirty-seven
of
51
member
nations
have
voted
in
favor
of
postponing
the
United
Nations
general
assembly
from
September
23
tc
October
23.
ITALY
INSULTED
PARIS
Italian
delegates
to
the
peace
conference
have
declared
that
the
honor
of
Italy
was
Insulted
by
Andrei
Vish-insky
of
Russia
who
said
that
Italians
"were
better
at
running
away
than
fighting."
Two
Rome
citiiens
have
challenged
Vishinsky
to
a
duel.
SEATTE
EXPLOSION
SEATTLE
The
fourth
unexplained
explosion
within
a
week
occurred
here
followed
by
what
obseivers
said
was
a
-pinkish
glow
in
the
sky.
The
blast
left
a
crater
four
fed
by
18
Inches
in
Woodland
Park.
MORE
ROOKS
STOLEN
MONTREAL
Fifteen
hundred
new
rations
have
been
stolen
from
a
school
on
Pa-pineau
Street
which
was
bring
used
as
a
distributing
rent
re.
In
Winnipeg
100
hooks
are
reported
to
have
been
stolen.
"MADE
IN
JAPAN"
NEW
YORK
"Made
in
Japan"
markings
wil
soon
reappear
on
goods
in
America
stoves,
Shlpmcnis.of
Japanese
goods
are.
to
be
resumed.
Raw-silk
shipments
arc
also
to
come
to
San
Francisco
again.
SALMONBELLIES
NOW
IN
FINALS
VANCOUVER
New
Westminster
Salmonbellies
won
thc
Intercity
lacrosse
.
title
by
defeating
Vancouver
nurrards
15
.to
12.
New
Westminster,
which
took
the
series
four
games
to
one,
will
now
meet
Trail
Golden
Dears
for
the
Urltlsh
Columbia
championship.
"
,
The
Islands
o:
Japan
experience
more
than
25
small
earth
quake
shocks
a
year.
BEST
WEEKLY
PAPERS
HALIFAX
Jarvis
(Ontario)
Recoid
took
highest
individual
honors
in
the
Canadian
weekly
Newspapers
Association
better
newspapers
competition
for
1946
for
the
best
all
round
weekly
newspaper
in
Canada.
H'
had
the
best
front
page
anoltbt
second
best
editoiial.
page
among
papers
of
500
circulation.
Two
British
Columbia
papers
took
two
firsts
each
the
Haney
Gazette
in
the
1000-2000
class
and
the
Ladner
Optimist
500
to
1000.
renUcton
Herald
took
first
priie
for
the
best
all-round
newspaper
of
circulation
over
2000.
MILITARY
IRREGULARITIES
WASHINGTON
An
investigation
into
irregularities,
including
fraternization,
in
the
United
States
military
occu-pied
zone
of
Germany
is
being
suggested.
TOURIST
CONVENTION
MONTREAL
The
annual
convention
of
Canadian
tourist
and
publicity
associations
will
be
held
here
October
24
and
25.
STOCK
MARKET
FIRM
LONDON
The
London
stock
market
had
a
firm
trend
today
with
sharp
improvements
recorded
In
many
issues.
CAN
LAND
IN
FOG
NEW
YORK
Within
a
year
and
a
half
it
will
be
a
simple
matter
for
aircraft
to
land
and
take
off
freely
in
fog
in
its
worst
condition
by
use
of
an
electronic
robot
pilot
with
which
experiments
have
been
made
at
MacAtthur
Field
here.
The
plane
could
be
even
automatically
landed
although
(bat
Is
not
the
Immediate
objective.
ENDORSE
B.C.E.R.
NORTH
VANCOUVER
Ratepayers
of
North
Vancouver
voted
8
to
1
yesterday
to
endorse
a
twenty-year
bus
franchise
for
the
British
Columbia
Electric
Railway.
TERRACE
TAKES
1300
RATIONS
TERRACE
During
the
two
days
of
distribution
from
the
Terrace
Theatre
on
Monday
and
Tuesday,
1300
new
ration
books
were
Issued
by
volunteer
workers
uuder
the
direction
of
George
Mc
Adams.
It
had
been
estimated
that
the
population
of
Terrace
was
something
in
excess
of
1400.
The
volume
of
ration
books
appears
to
support
this
estimate.
One
Man
To
Decide
Now
Seamen's
Strike
In
Even
More
Critical
Phase
Now
Board
Not
Changiug
Stand
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
ttl
As
the
Wage
Stabilization
Board's
unyielding
stand
on
sailors'
pay
threatened
to
spread
the
United
Stales
maritime
strike
and
brought
the
Truman
admlnls-
trollnn
tn
I
nr.rrrtn
.
nf
Hb
entire
labor
rfjfyJthekpresldot
handed
the
problem
to
J6hn
Steelman,
federal
reconversion
head,
who
appears
to
have
only
two
alternatives
to
back
iiu
the
Wage
Stabilization
Board
or
ap
prove
the
agreement
for
wae
Increases
between
the
unions
and
the
employers.
Last
night
the
Wage
Stabili
zation
Board
refused
to
reverse
Its
decision
disallowing
the
increases.
Meantime
union
men
are
mov
ing
to
tighten
the
strangling
strike
which
already
has
crippled
every
United
States
ocean
port.
The
board
declared
that
the
American
Federation
of
Labor
seamen
must
be
content
with
wage
increases
in
a
pattern
sel
earlier
for
the
C.I.O.
seamen.
American
Federation
sailors,
who
quit
work
a
week
ago
in
protest
against
the
Board's
having
$10
and
$5
taken
off
their
pay
boosts
won
by
east
and
west
coast
seamen
respectively
from
their
employers,
replied
by
pledging
to
fight
to
the
bitter
end.
Twenty
thousand
more
seamen
at
San
Francisco
have
Joined
the
strike.
FARMER
STRIKE
EFFECTS
FELT
Picket
Lines
Tightening
Up
Around
Stockyards,
Cream-cries
and
Elevators
,
EDMONTON
OO
Alberta
was
today
feeling
the
effect
of
the
six-day-old
delivery
strike
by
20,000
members
of
the
Alberfa
Farmers'
Union
Irom
the
Amerl
can
border
north
Into
the
rich
Peace
River
district
as
picket
lines
throughout
the
province
tightened
around
stockyards,
creameries
and
grain
elevators
In
a
move
to
force
federal
recognition
of
union
demands
for
par
ity
prices.
Reports
reaching
Edmonton
said
that
shortages
of
dairy
products
and
livestock
were
most
marked.
The
full
effect
of
the
strike
on
grain
deliveries
Is
not
expected
(o
be
made
known
until
the
week-end
or
early
next
week
when
the
harvest
rush
would
normally
get
under
way.
Georee
H.
Stanbrldge,
local
agent
of
Queen
Charlotte
Air
lines,
is
making
the
flight
to
Stewart
today
abcard
the
company's
flying
boat
Halda
Queen
Five
Thousand
Men
To
Be
Assigned
To
Hudson
Bay
Port
and
Terminal
WILL
BE
USED
FOR
EXPERIMENTAL
AND
RESEARCH
WORK
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
NAVY,
ARMY
AND
AIR
FORCE
.
OTTAWA
Churchill,
the
port
and
railway
terminal
on
Hudson
Bay,
has
been
chosen
as
the
site
of
testing
station
of
equipment
for
army,
navy
.and
air
force,
it
was
announced
today
by
Hon.
Douglas
Abbott,
minister
of
national
defence.
Military
research
work
will
also
be
carried
on
at
the
port,
the
"
I
LONG
DISTANCE
are
in
TO
STEWART
NOW
In
Long
distance
commercial
radiophone
service
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Stewart
became
.available
for
the
first
time
today.
The
distance
is
90
miles
and
this
Is
the
first
time
by
there
has
been
voice
communication
although
Prince
Rupert
and
Stewart
have
been
linked
by
Government
Telegraphs
service
for
many
years.
Northwest
Telephone
Co.
facilities
are
us;d
on
this
end.
The
basic
day
rate
is
$1.15
for
the
first
three
minutes
and
$30c
for
each
additional
minute,
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in
Bralore
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Grull
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13
Hedley
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1.35
Mlnto
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Pend
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2.40
Pioneer
3.50
Premier
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.01
Premier
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Privateer
.55
Reno
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.16
Salmon
Gold
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Cheep
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1.08
Taylor
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60
Whitewater
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Vananda
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Congress
-
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Pacific
Eastern
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12
Hedley
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Zeballos
11
Oils
A.
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Calmont
22
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1.75
Foothills
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1.60
Home
2.55
Toronto
Amaque
.77
Vi
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.65
Bobjo
.15
Buffalo
Canadian
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2.08
Cons.
Smelters
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80.00
Eldona
50
Emer
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Giant
Yellowknlfe
6.00
Hardrock
66
Jollet
Quebec
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1.65
Madsen
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2.95
Macleod
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1.80
Moneta
50
Omega
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Pickle
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2.85
San
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3.95
Senator
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2.60
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2.35
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.20
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Lapaska
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God's
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64
Negus
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.48
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Oold
59
Harrlcana
-
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McKenzle
Red
Lake
95
Oslsko
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DAILY
DOUBLE
AT
VICTORIA
TRACK
VICTORIA
Vh
Two
rank
out
slders
surprised
bettors
at
the
Willows
Park
track
yesterday
when
Eastern
Dream
and
Firm
Gold
scored
upset
victories
to
provide
a
dally
double
of
$872.60
Eastern
Dream
returned
$130.90
on
$2
nose
bets.
reasons
given
for
choosing
which
that
it
has
moderate
heat
the
summer
and
extreme
cold
the
winter
and
is
easily
ac
cessible.
Already
officers
are
on
the
scene
and
arrangements
are
being
made
for
accomodation.
The
station
will
be
manned
estimated
5000
representa
tives
of
the
three
services..
Take
Case
To
King
Direct
Squatters
to
Appeal
to
His
Majesty
Against.
Government's
Starve-Out
Move
LONDON
0)
Policemen
block
aded
London's
Ivungry
squatters
their
pre-empted
luxury
apartments
and
hotels
today
as
Communist
headers
of
the
squatter
Juvasjfn
defied
efforts
ct
the
Labor
government
to
stamp
out
the
movement.
Police,
acting
on
orders
straight
from
10
Downing
Street
to
end
forcible
entry
of
vacant
private
dwellings,
refused
to
let
sympathizers
pass
food
Into
three
of
the
largest
squatter-decupled
buildings
despite
please
that
"children
are
hungry."
In
retaliation,
the
squatters
said
they
planned
an
appeal
di
rect
to
the
Kins.
Communist
backers
of
Ihe
squatters
called
tor
irlothe-
mass
meeting
near
Leicester
Square.
The
Dally
Worker,
Communist
organ,
says
the
goverrimerit
Is
"making
a
fool
of
itself"
with
talk
of
danger
o!
anarchy.
Thi!
Ivanhoe
Hotel
Is
the
latest
pface
to
be
occupied
by
tha
squatters.
STRONG
NAVIES
"
ARE
ESSENTIAL
VICTORIA
m
It
is
in
the
mutual
Interest
of
Canada
and
the
United
States
to
maintain
the
freedom
of
the
seas
through
strong,
Integrated
navies,
Vice
Admiral
Aubrey
W.
Fitch,
superintendent
of
the
United
States
naval
academy
at
Annapolis,
told
the
United
Services
Institute
at
a
luncheon
Wednesday.
Montreal
Pastor
New
Church
Head
MONTREAL
W
Rev.
Thoma3.
W.
Jones
of
Montreal
was
yester
day
elected
moderator
of
the
United
Church
of
Canada
suc
ceeding
Rt.
Rev.
Jesse
H.
Arnup
of
Toronto.
To
the
Citizens
of
Prince
Rupert:
We
wish
to
express
our
deepest
gratitude
to
those
citizens
of
Prince
Rupert
who
offered
their
marine
property
and
personal
services
so
generously;
also
the
Captain
and
crew
of
the
Charlottetown,
to
aid
in
the
search
for
our
dear
son
and
beloved
husband,
Nicholas
James
Killas.
MRS.
N.
J.
KILLAS,
MR.
AND
MRS.
JAMES
KILLAS
AND
FAMILY.
pi
to